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  Uri Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Show map of Jammu and Kashmir Uri Uri (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:34°5′10″N74°2′0″E / 34.08611°N 74.03333°E /34.08611; 74.03333 | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Baramulla |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,366 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujari,Pahari,Kashmiri,Urdu,Hindi,Dogri,English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 193123 |
| Telephone code | 01956 |
| Vehicle registration | JK 05 |
| Sex ratio | 1.13 |
| Literacy | 83% |
| Website | www |
Uri (Urdu pronunciation:[uː.ɽiː]) is a town and atehsil in theBaramulla district, in theIndianunion territory ofJammu and Kashmir.[3] Uri is located on the left bank of theJhelum River, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of theLine of Control withPakistan.
Uri is located at the entrance to the Kashmir Valley from the west, lying on the Jhelum Valley Road.[4] Prior to thepartition of Kashmir, the road linked Uri toRawalpindi andSrinagar. Another important road linked Uri toPoonch via theHaji Pir pass.[5] Uri is at a distance of 76 miles (122 km) from Srinagar, 42 miles (68 km) from Muzaffarabad and 49 miles (79 km) from Poonch.[5]
Hari Singh Nalwa (r. 1820–1823), theSikh commander-administrator of MaharajaRanjit Singh, built the fort of Uri.[6][7]
Following theFirst Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846) and theTreaty of Amritsar (1846), RajaGulab Singh was proclaimed theMaharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, acquiring all the lands between theRavi River and theIndus.[8]: 51–52 Uri became a tehsil in theMuzaffarabad district of theKashmir province.[9]
On 22 October 1947, thetribal invasion led to the fall of Muzaffarabad and Uri to thePashtun tribes from Pakistan. The raiders then halted atBaramulla.[10] Following the accession of the Maharaja to India on 26 October, India air lifted troops to the Kashmir Valley, who retook Baramulla and Uri by mid-November.[11] The Indian government attached utmost importance to the defence of Uri.[12] Muzaffarabad, on the other hand, came under Pakistani control and became the capital ofAzad Kashmir. The tehsil of Uri was subsequently merged into theBaramulla district. In July, 2022 the SIA conducted raids on Uri because it was under militant control.[13]
At around 5:30 a.m. on 18 September 2016, fourJaish-e-Mohammedterrorists attacked anIndian Army Brigadeheadquarters at Uri near theLine of Control. They are said to have lobbed 17grenades in 3 minutes. A rear administrative base camp with tents caught fire and 17 army personnel were killed. A six-hour gun battle ensued, during which all four terrorists were killed. An additional 19-30 soldiers were reportedly injured in the attack.[14][15][16][17][18]
As of 2011, the town of Uri has a population of 9,366 of which 6,674 (71%) are males and 2,692 (29%) are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011.[20] Uri has an average literacy rate of 88.46%, higher than the national average of 76%. Male literacy is 95.27%, and female literacy is 70.02%. Child sex ratio is approximately 851 as compared to the state average of 862 and the population of children under 6 years of age is 879 which is 9.39% of the total population.
As of 2011, Islam is followed by 50.21% the population of Uri.[19]
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